Investors have earnestly been waiting for Bitcoin to commence its next bullish leg. The largest asset has been able to erase a significant amount of investor losses in 2023. On the YTD frame, BTC is up by more than 82%. Macroeconomic factors, like inflation number releases, have started becoming non-events. Despite the better-than-expected outcome revealed a day back, Bitcoin’s price failed to react. 1. Compliance with Section 6(b)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: On November 9, 2021, pursuant to a judicially authorized premises search warrant of ZHONG’s Gainesville, Georgia, house, law enforcement seized approximately 50,676.17851897 Bitcoin, then valued at over $3.36 billion. This seizure was then the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice and today remains the Department’s second largest financial seizure ever. The Government is seeking to forfeit, collectively: approximately 51,680.32473733 Bitcoin; ZHONG’s 80% interest in RE&D Investments, LLC, a Memphis-based company with substantial real estate holdings; $661,900 in cash seized from ZHONG’s home; and various metals also seized from ZHONG’s home.
The SEC has in recent years rejected dozens of applications for spot bitcoin ETFs, publicly traded investment vehicles that directly track bitcoin prices, citing inadequate levels of trading surveillance that could leave the underlying spot market subject to fraud and manipulation. Why the SEC Keeps Rejecting Spot Bitcoin ETFs While Tether has always held a part of its reserves in non-fiat assets, this leaning into Bitcoin suggests an unprecedented faith in the leading cryptocurrency. Whether viewed as a colossal vote of confidence in Bitcoin’s sustained dominance or as a gamble considering Bitcoin’s renowned volatility, Tether’s move could send shockwaves across the crypto market, impacting other stablecoins and possibly propelling further institutional Bitcoin adoption.